Zhang Liang was speechless. In his mind, Internet companies are constantly attracting users, increasing their usage time, and thus occupying their time. As for whether they will cause damage to traditional industries, that is not what Internet people should do.
The problem to consider is that under the brutal competition of Internet companies, only by surviving can we have a future.
In Zhang Liang's view, Han Fei is not a traditional person. "Feiniao Film and Television" started on the Internet. Originally, he thought that this cooperation should hit it off and everyone would be happy.
However, Han Fei rejected him, and for a reason that he could not argue with. He could call Han Fei pedantic, but he had to admit that this guy who was much younger than him was the one who had the Chinese film and television industry on his shoulders.
, a man who carries a heavy burden forward.
"Huh." Zhang Liang let out a long sigh: "So should I hate you now? Or should I admire you?"
Han Fei smiled and handed him a cup of tea: "Admiration is a bit excessive, just appreciate it."
"Pfft." Zhang Liang almost spat a mouthful of tea on his face. This guy was getting thicker and thicker.
"Actually, have you ever thought that one day the Internet will become a traditional industry? If one day the Internet is also subject to a similar impact, will you choose to be a wooden board that goes with the flow? Or be a stubborn stone that sinks to the bottom of the water?"
Han Fei's words are by no means alarmist. A few decades ago, movies and television were all emerging industries. Didn't traditional industries such as newspapers and radio also suffer a huge impact?
With the progress of human science and technology, there will always be a model that will replace the Internet. Isn’t the development of mobile Internet today a good example? Aren’t many traditional PC Internet companies also beaten to death on the beach by the waves?
Zhang Liang did not answer, but a hint of perseverance could be seen from his expression. In fact, as long as you love an industry, you must be willing to be that stone that sinks to the bottom of the water.
When the torrent of the times surges forward, no one can resist it, and no one will see your efforts. But one day the tide will recede, and everyone will see that there is a stone still standing stubbornly in place, and that is enough.
After sending Zhang Liang away, Han Fei did not sit idle, but published a short article titled "This is how movies should be" via Weibo.
The article pointed directly at Byte and a certain film and television company. Although it was not named, anyone with a discerning eye would know who it was talking about.
Suddenly, the Internet became lively. After all, during the epidemic, everyone stayed at home and had nothing to do. Everyone was typing on the keyboard, laughing and cursing, and there was nothing wrong with it.
Of course, this incident also caused a lot of controversy. Many viewers were originally waiting to watch the free movie on New Year's Day, but ended up eating it. After taking a closer look at Han Fei's Weibo, it suddenly dawned on him
, it turns out that free movies are so harmful to the entire film industry.
Some netizens also said that these have nothing to do with them. They just like to watch free movies. As for whether free movies will have an impact on the movie industry, they don't care. Anyway, without movies, they can still watch TV series, anime, and novels.
However, similar views were quickly refuted by movie fans.
"Stop dreaming. If capital invades, it will not be monolithic. This time it will be a movie, and next time it will be a TV series. No, it should be said that TV series have been eroded by capital. Today's TV series are produced by other companies except [Feiniao Film and Television].
Is there anything else I can see?"
"That's right, animation is finished. Artists are just machines working for the studio. I understand novels, haha."
Most movie fans are quite correct in their understanding of the problem. There are no eggs left unturned. Chinese movies have gone through the most chaotic period for more than ten years. Now Han Fei has finally opened up the global market, and the dawn is right in front of us.
, if it returns to the previous state, it will really be hopeless.
The cost of watching a movie in some big cities is actually very high, often more than 100 yuan, but the audience does not feel a loss when buying the ticket. Because the psychological satisfaction that a good movie can bring to people is the result of using
Money cannot measure it.
Even if they see a bad movie, the Chinese audience will only scold the director and actors of the film, and at the same time tell themselves to keep their eyes open next time and not watch bad movies again. This is the lovely Chinese audience.
However, what if the entire market is occupied by bad movies? Will the audience still spend money to go to the cinema tirelessly? It is impossible. The audience is not a fool. To put it bluntly, even a fool knows that shit smells.
Those film and television companies that fool their audiences into thinking they are fools will eventually suffer the consequences. Only when they go bankrupt will they discover that they were the evil ones.
Gradually, more and more netizens joined the discussion. It must be said that Han Fei's influence played a huge role in this matter. Not only the fans paid attention, but many media began to rush to report on it.
, and even some local satellite TV stations also broadcast it.
It turns out that ByteDance and Huanxi didn't take this matter seriously. They even thought it was helping them advertise, and they happily thought about how much exposure they could increase through this matter.
However, when things got worse and worse, they finally discovered that something was wrong with the situation. They did not expect that public opinion began to develop in a one-sided direction that was not conducive to them.
Some netizens have even shouted slogans to boycott free movies. Of course, there are many competitors who are adding fuel to the fire, but it also illustrates the audience's attitude towards this matter.
So Byte began to "refute the rumors", saying that we spent real money to buy the broadcast rights, so why did we become the target of public criticism? This is unfair.
Even Huanxi Film and Television stood up and pointed the finger at Han Fei, thinking that he was jealous. Seeing that his movie could not be released, but they had already come ashore to escape. This was naked jealousy.
However, in less than half an hour, Kiwi Video CEO Zhang Liang posted seven short articles in a row on his Weibo.
They all talked about how he went to Han Fei's house.
"Don't think that Byte is the only one with the money. I went there with a check worth one billion. Before I went, I had an agreement with Mr. Liu from Penguin Video. As long as I could get it, I would pay two billion. Now I still feel that
Han Fei is jealous, please raise your hands!"
This is a slap in the face. Huanxi Film and Television originally wanted to get rid of the matter, but unexpectedly Zhang Liang had already approached Han Fei in advance, and the price of two billion was really mouth-watering.
On the other hand, they were still complacent about the 630 million...the gap was immediately apparent.
Zhang Liang's revelations pushed this matter to a climax, and netizens began to go crazy, and the victims were all leading companies in the film and television industry and the Internet industry.
However, this is not over yet. Soon several theater chains, led by the South China Cinema Chain, will officially begin to completely block Huanxi Film and Television.
To put it bluntly, the ones who are most afraid of free movies becoming the norm are these theater chains. This is completely giving them no way to survive. If the movies are free, then why do they still need theater chains?
However, quarrels on the Internet cannot solve the problem, and the same is true in reality. Although Huanxi Film and Television has been blocked by several theaters, they are not panicking. Because of the epidemic, no one knows when the theaters will be able to open. They
There is still a long time to turn things around.
And judging from the current situation of theater chains in South China, whether they can survive this wave of the epidemic is a question. After all, the daily expenses of theater chains are not a small amount.
In fact, as Huanxi Film and Television expected, many theater chains have been exposed to huge losses after a month of suspension. Moreover, the more theater stores there are, the greater the losses. At this time, the larger the scale, the bigger the loss.
The easier it is to die.
Of course, this is a good opportunity for Han Fei. He has been looking for opportunities to get involved in the theater industry before. Obviously, now is an excellent opportunity.
However, in just one month, although the theater chain suffered heavy losses, there was no despair, and no one heard that any theater chain was preparing to sell, or liquidate and go bankrupt.
Time has quietly arrived at the beginning of February. As the Spring Festival is approaching, the epidemic shows no signs of improvement. Instead, it has become more serious due to the increasing number of confirmed cases.
Even the villa area in the suburbs of Beijing where Han Fei is currently located has closed the intersection. Everyone can only stop at this moment, as if they are floating on isolated islands.
However, Han Fei was living very comfortably during this period. It was rare for him to have the opportunity to relax like this in recent years. During the day, he and Li Yanan enjoyed the rare winter sunshine in the garden.
Li Yanan liked to read on Han Fei's back, but Han Fei was not interested in her boring books, so he asked him to pick up the guitar that had been left behind for a while.
"Hand in hand, one step, two steps, three steps, four steps, looking at the sky
Look at the stars, one, two, three and four connected in a line
Make wishes silently back to back
See if you can hear the stars in the distance."
"Nasty." Li Yanan said this, but in fact, her heart was as sweet as honey. I wonder which girl can resist a love song written specifically for her by her sweetheart?
Regarding Li Yanan's practice of hitting the cook right after eating, Han Fei expressed great indignation: "I'll give you a chance to reorganize your language."
"Humph, it's just disgusting." Li Yanan raised his eyebrows and said straight to the point: "Some people don't know how many little girls they have deceived with this trick."
This is boring. Han Fei can only lose.
"Let me guess how much you cheated." Li Yanan pretended to be angry.
However, for a while, Han Fei was like a wooden man, completely unresponsive. Li Yanan couldn't help but push him: "Hey, what are you doing? I'm asking you a question, don't try to get away with it."
"Don't make trouble, you didn't see me counting."
The most fearful thing is that the air suddenly becomes quiet...
"You're such a playboy, don't run away if you have the guts." Li Yanan could see the amusement in Han Fei's eyes.
There was a fight, and then it gradually calmed down.
Time is fast or slow. On New Year's Eve, Han Fei and Li Yanan reported to their families in two rooms respectively. However, what they didn't expect was that this year, the two of them would actually be together.
We spent time together.
This was very embarrassing. After Li Weiguo greeted his daughter for a while, he asked in confusion: "My daughter, where are you?"
"Oh, I'm quarantined in the hotel." Li Yanan quickly lied.
However, Han Beibei on the side could see it clearly, because she had lived in the room Li Yanan was in before, and she also brought the big grizzly bear doll hanging on the wall.
"There's something wrong with these two people."
"Oh, have you talked enough? I have something to say to my brother." Han Beibei grabbed the phone and returned to his room and asked with a serious face: "Honestly, where are you now?"
"At home." Han Fei didn't know that he had been exposed.
Han Beibei said meaningfully: "Oh? You're the only one?"
"Ah, it's just me, otherwise who else could be there?" Han Fei began to beat his heart.
"Come on, I've seen it. Sister Ya'nan is with you. You two are living together. You Han Fei actually did this to Sister Ya'nan. See if I don't tell Uncle Li and let him deal with it."
You." Han Beibei said angrily.
"Shh, my aunt, please keep your voice down." Han Fei fainted upon hearing this: "Tell me, what do you want?"
"Humph, one thousand yuan of pocket money every month." Han Beibei showed a proud expression.
"No, five hundred at most."
"Nine hundred!"
"Eight hundred."
Han Beibei said coquettishly: "Do you look like an adult? You are so rich, but you are so stingy about giving me some pocket money."
"Come on, I'm just a brother, not a father. It would be nice if I could give you some pocket money. What? Do you still want to wait until I die to inherit my inheritance?" Han Fei sneered.
"Seven hundred, deal, or I'll take it out now!" Han Beibei gritted his teeth.
"Okay, but you have to help us check for the leaks. If the matter is exposed, your pocket money will be gone."
The two reached an agreement unhappily, and sure enough, despite the little girl's jokes, the parents didn't notice anything strange.
"The mission is successfully completed. Congratulations on getting rich. Here's the red envelope." Han Beibei began to ask for rewards. Well, she gave her full marks for her acting skills. It seems that she is quite talented as a spy.
Several red envelopes floated over, and Han Beibei opened them with a smile, but the last red envelope made her go crazy with anger.
Because it says: Save your pocket money next month.
"You are so mean." Li Yanan laughed out loud. She could even imagine Han Beibei's expression at this moment.
Sure enough, Han Beibei started to send the video, but Han Fei hung up without thinking, and then shut down the phone. Well, perfect!
"Girls, don't be too spoiled when you grow up, otherwise it will be difficult to get married in the future." Han Fei said with a smile.
"Humph, who are you scolding?"
Uh...well, I got a little carried away.
New Year's Eve is a very special day for Chinese people. Even though they are quarantined and unable to reunite with their families, Li Yanan still used limited ingredients to prepare a large table of dishes.
There are regrets but also gains. This is also the first time that Han Fei and Li Yanan spend New Year's Eve alone.